Sword tag clarification

Benevolence

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On 2017-07-20 00:14:13 ｜ Show All Posts

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Any bladed weapon counts as a sword here.

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Benevolence

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On 2017-07-20 00:52:22 ｜ Show All Posts

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Akidonoki On 2017-07-20 00:18:51
ok, all kunai users should now be sword users, sasori should be a sword user for blade wings, kanks puppets produce blades, he should be a sword user, chiyos puppets have blades, jiraiyas hair is sharp, tenten thrwos all sorts of bladed weapons, kibas fangs and claws are sharp enough to be blades, do they count to? im sure mabuis clip board has sharp edges, sword tag please, ao carrys around a dagger, am i doing it right?

No, you're not. You're taking it to literal, or maybe being passive aggressive about the issue.
Who know. However, the trend with 'sword' users are those who have their primary weapons be bladed weapons. Characters who rely on their bladed object for physical damage. This of course excludes people like Minato despite him using a kunai as his primary weapon.

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Benevolence

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On 2017-07-20 01:30:35 ｜ Show All Posts

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Akidonoki On 2017-07-20 01:05:34
so orochimaru konohas traitor, danzo, susano itachi?

Konoha Trairor--no. Sannin Wars?--Yes.

Danzo--no.

Susano Itachi--no.

Danzo and Itachi don't even use real weapons in their attacks, nor in canon.

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Benevolence

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On 2017-07-20 04:30:18 ｜ Show All Posts

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Akidonoki On 2017-07-20 04:29:19
if this is the case it should be named something else

I think it's fine how it is, you may just be overcomplicating it.

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Benevolence

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On 2017-07-20 04:57:58 ｜ Show All Posts

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PraiseLuka On 2017-07-20 04:51:37
I think to be a sword user, the following qualifications needs to be met.
Have a physical bladed weapon.
Said weapon needs to be bigger than a standard kunai
Said weapon needs to be a primary method of attack
Said weapon needs to be primarily used in melee combat (i.e. projectile weapon don't count)

Given that, the only one I don't quite get is the orochi traitor.

As for calling them sword... well, sword was a bit literal in term of translation. The original wording is more like bladed weapon. Take seven swordsmen of the mist, for example, there is the Kabutowari. That's not really... a sword. There lacks, however, adequate words for the classification required. (Also, kenjutsu is not limited to "sword" exactly)

I think Konoha's Traitor doesn't work because his entire kit didn't revolve around his Kusanagi sword. His kit on this character is a sword on his finishing combo standard attack. On Sannin war his mystery itself is him using said sword, and the character this version was taken from is one where Orochimaru used his sword heavily before he attacked Konoha

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Benevolence

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On 2017-07-20 05:40:53 ｜ Show All Posts

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PraiseLuka On 2017-07-20 05:06:23
Which would fall under the "as a primary method of attack" bit.
But then comes the question of, just what amount of usage qualifies one on that regard. Sure, he doesn't use it a heck lot, but neither does sasuke or sai, as far as story goes. And if we are talking about in-game attacks, GNW sai and kimimaro does not use their swords to attack in game... I think...

GNW Sai i'm not so sure about, however Kimimaro does have his bone weapons, which one of them happens to be a sword.

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